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Rev. Kate Taber named Associate University Chaplain

Rev. Kathryn (Kate) Taber, Facilitator for Peacemaking and Mission Partnerships of the Presbyterian Church (USA) World Mission in Jerusalem, has been named Associate University Chaplain at Furman. Taber will begin her duties at Furman July...

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Strength in numbers

Math Professors Casey Hawthorne and John Harris want their students to know that math is more than Xs, Ys and Zs. So during April, they took 64 students from three classes to share projects of...

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2017 commencement speech by Alexander Stubb

Alexander Stubb Commencement Speech Furman University May 6, 2017 Madam President, Mr. Vice President, professors, parents, and class of 2017. I'll start in Finnish. How y'all doin'? Every word that (President) Elizabeth (Davis) just said...

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Furman turns on solar array

"Furman University has flipped the switch on the largest solar project on a South Carolina university campus, as the university takes another step toward a carbon-neutral future," writes Nathaniel Cary of The Greenville News. The $1.7...

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Alexander Stubb: Meet your commencement speaker

Furman alum Alexander Stubb, who will speak and receive an honorary degree at the university’s commencement Saturday night, is the former Prime Minister of Finland. He has also served that nation as Finance Minister, Foreign Minister,...

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Furman launches Malone Center for Career Engagement

The Malone Career Center is no more at Furman. Does that mean the university has given up on helping students find jobs? Far from it. Very, very far from it. The Malone Career Center is...

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Furman Alumni office introduces The Loop

The Furman University Alumni and Parent Engagement Office is proud to introduce The Loop, a comprehensive online career resource suite that connects Furman University alumni, parents, students, and friends. Advance your career with our custom...

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Furman’s solar farm is online

After nearly eight months of preparation and the installation of 2,994 solar panels, Furman University’s new $1.7 million solar facility has gone online and is supplying electrical power to the campus. The solar farm, which...

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Team of believers

Madison Ritter ’17 spent the summer before her senior year in Memphis, participating in research at the University of Tennessee and clinical observation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It was a dream come true—and...

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Dins Day raises more than $1.3 million

Furman University celebrated its third annual Dins Day on Tuesday, April 25, and, once again, the event turned out to be a huge success. University officials said the 24-hour celebration generated 1,932 individual gifts totaling...

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Today is Dins Day!

[caption id="attachment_31652" align="alignright" width="542"] Dins Day helps raise money for the university and its students.[/caption] Furman University is reaching out to its alumni, parents and friends from around the world today as the school celebrates...

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Three Furman seniors receive Fulbright grants

Three 2017 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The seniors are among over 1,900 U.S. citizens...

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